SIAPS PROGRAM

The SIAPS pharmaceutical systems strengthening approach ensured equitable access to and appropriate use of effective pharmaceutical technologies and medicines and availability of a wider range of these products, ultimately improving health outcomes. The program's technical assistance strategies included critical health areas such as family planning, HIV/AIDS, malaria, maternal and child health, tuberculosis, and neglected tropical diseases. SIAPS also supported responsive, resilient pharmaceutical system performance in the face of potential and occurring epidemics... Essential medicines are indispensable for improving the health and saving the lives of people who need them. However, to be fully effective, safe, available, and affordable, medicines must be correctly prescribed and appropriately used. Achieving these benchmarks requires a strong, responsible pharmaceutical system that works within and in support of a functioning health system.

Primary location: Medford United States